DUCKPIN


Meaning of DUCKPIN in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: so called from its short squat appearance

1. : a small bowling pin shorter than a tenpin but proportionately wider at mid-diameter

2. duckpins plural but singular in construction : a bowling game using duckpins and differing from tenpins in that a smaller ball is used and three balls per frame are bowled

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